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Reactivity of 13 in vitro expressed hepatitis B surface antigen variants in 7 commercial diagnostic assays.
Hepatology (Baltimore, Md.) - 1 May 2000
Ireland J H, O'Donnell B, Basuni A A, Kean J D, Wallace L A, Lau G K, Carman W F
Abstract excerpt
The primary marker of current hepatitis B infection is the surface antigen (HBsAg), however HBsAg negativity does not exclude hepatitis B viremia. HBsAg variants can be responsible for such diagnostic failures. Here 13 different HBsAg variants were cloned, variant protein produced in a mammalian expression system, and tested using 7 commercial HBsAg diagnostic assays. Of 12 variants analyzed, 6 samples displayed...
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